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Mary McMillan Obituary
Mary Lorena (Liles) McMillan of Bryan passed away Sunday, October 7, 2007. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 9 at Hillier Funeral Home at 2301 E. 29th St. in Bryan. Services are set for 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 10 at Elliott Baptist Church in Elliott, Texas, off of Hwy. 79. Burial will be at Franklin Cemetery.
Mary was born September 3, 1915, in the Elmo community near Calvert to Travis and Nellie Liles. She will be remembered by her love and devotion to her family and friends alike.
Survivors include her five children, Virginia Hunt, Paul McMillan Jr., Mary Jane Lowther, Martha Emmons and Cynthia Broome; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
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Speedy, Terry, Jerry, and Gary Emmons
October 9, 2007
We will forever cherish the memories of visiting you each summer while growing up. The warm moments of your welcoming smile as we arrived in the Greyhound bus is a story we still tell. At the end of the weekend mom would pick us up and as we drove away, our little teary-eyed faces would be staring out of the back window of the Suburban sadly waiving bye as you stood there waiving back and smiling until we faded out of sight. So many memories that made a childhood so pure and simple. There is a piece of you in each and every one of us that has made us who we are today. And because of that, your LEGACY will forever live as we recant the moments you have blessed us with by being the absolute BEST GRANDMA any child could have ever wished for. We all love you so very much.
Gary Emmons
October 9, 2007
There will never be a GRANDMOTHER quite like you. You created a lifetime of wonderful memories. We will never forget the summers at your house on Carver Street, the peach cobbler that became your signature dessert, homemade cookies you sent us home with on the Greyhound bus, your warm..soft..pleasant voice, your enormous amounts of patience, and your affectionate smile. I'd be willing to bet if you looked up the term "WORLDS GREATEST GRANDMOTHER" in the dictionary it would have a picture of you. We will forever remember you in our hearts. You touched our lives in ways that will be passed on for generations to come. WE LOVE YOU GRANDMA.
David P. Marion
October 9, 2007
To express our deep sympathy to you in your loss. You certainly were a member of "the greatest generation". May God's Speed Be With You and Your Family.
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